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Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate Releases LOWAK SHOPPALA on Azica Records
Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate, is a classical composer dedicated to the development of American Indian classical composition.by Chloe Rabinowitz
Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate today released the world premiere recording of Lowak Shoppala (Fire and Light) on Azica Records. Lowak Shoppala expresses Chickasaw identity through the medium of modern classical music and theatre through eight scenes and features orchestra, narration of a libretto by Chickasaw poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Linda Hogan, children s chorus, traditional Chickasaw and classical vocal soloists, and Chickasaw storytellers. Each scene (Fire and Light, Double Header, Shell Shaker, Clans, Removal, Spider Brings Fire, Hymn, Double Header & Finale) depicts a part of Chickasaw culture and history and is sung in Chickasaw.
Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate to Release LOWAK SHOPPALA On Azica Records
The recording, conducted by Tate, features the Chickasaw Nation Children s Chorus and Nashville String Machine.by BWW News Desk
On Friday, June 4, 2021, composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate will release the world premiere recording of Lowak Shoppala (Fire and Light) on Azica Records. Lowak Shoppala expresses Chickasaw identity through the medium of modern classical music and theatre through eight scenes and features orchestra, narration of a libretto by Chickasaw poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Linda Hogan, children s chorus, traditional Chickasaw and classical vocal soloists, and Chickasaw storytellers. Each scene (Fire and Light, Double Header, Shell Shaker, Clans, Removal, Spider Brings Fire, Hymn, Double Header & Finale) depicts a part of Chickasaw culture and history and is sung in Chickasaw.
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15,000 Powerless Homes Need Light on the Navajo Reservation
Here at Solight, we believe that access to reliable sources of safe lighting and basic infrastructure such as water and power should be a fundamental civil right” Solight Design Founder, and Inventor, Alice Min Soo Chun
UTAH, UNITED STATES, April 14, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The Navajo Nation is the largest Native American territory in the United States, with an estimated population of 300,000. Among the 55,000 homes located on the Navajo Reservation, about 15,000 households do not have electricity. They make up 75% of all homes without electricity in the United States. Many families still use kerosene for lighting at night. With 168 schools on the reservation, most students do their homework for 3-4 hours on the school bus where there is the only access to power and wifi available.
Why activist Allie Young is stepping up to protect Navajo Nation: Our cultures are in danger of being wiped out Brittany Jones-Cooper
When the pandemic made its way to Navajo Nation, Allie Young found her mission.
“We’re still mourning our loved ones who should still be here. They were preventable deaths,” Young tells Yahoo Life about the many Navajos who died COVID-related deaths. “It’s about protecting what we have left. And we always say the little we have left because our people, our languages, our cultures have been decimated since first contact.”
Young was born in Navajo Nation, and moved back to stay with family during the pandemic. In March 2020, she founded “Protect the Sacred,” a grassroots initiative to educate and empower Navajo Youth, and young people throughout Indian Country.